Daylight BASIC vs i
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daylight BASIC
This app displays daily and future sunshine hours, along with sunrise and sunset times for your current location. It also tracks changes in sunshine duration over various periods, including comparisons to solstices.
- Sunshine hours display
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Future time projections
- Sunshine hour difference tracking
- Location-based data
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Shows you the sunshine hours as well as the sunrise and sunset times of your current location. Wherever you are. ・sunshine hours for today, tomorrow, in a week and in a month ・sunrise and sunset times for today, tomorrow, in a week and in a month ・difference of sunshine hours for yesterday, today, tomorrow, in a week, in a month and in relation to solstices
i
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i-doThermometer an infrared temperature measurement app connected with mobile phone, which can quickly record temperature information and real-time temperature feedback, so that users can understand the temperature situation more easily.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: i at none against Daylight BASIC's shown. i also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Daylight BASIC ships an update every 2 months, i fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daylight BASIC | i |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | factsoft ag | Robo Electronics co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Daylight BASIC
No in-app purchases
i
No in-app purchases
